"And I tell you, ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. " Luke 11:9
Since I was little, my parents already instilled in me the daily habit of praying. Before going to bed, I would ask Papa Jesus to take care of my dad, my mom, my lolo, my lola, my yaya... I would recite a list of names each night, and when I ran out of people to pray for, I would conclude my prayer with "and please bless everyone else in the world." As we age, our way of praying changes. Instead of praying for others, we become more focused on ourselves and our needs— "Lord, I pray that I will pass the exam tomorrow" "Lord, please help me lose weight" or "Lord, sana mapansin nako ng crush ko ". Somewhere down the road towards adulthood, we misplaced our compassion for others and became more demanding as a result of its consequence. In today's Gopel, we are invited to reflect upon the importance of prayer in our daily lives. We first encounter Jesus teaching the disciples how to pray, as He says: "When you pray, say: Father, h...